Horse Committee: Shannon Brooks 581-7478, Edie Baker 285-3657, Scott Reiner 585-7263, Mike & Kathy Pratt 388-6045, Gretchen Furlong 539-7224
The Horse Committee meeting will be the 2nd Monday of the month, November 10 at 6:30 at Kountry Korner Café.
We are still looking for both Teens and Adults to be part of the Horse Committee. If you are interested in becoming part of this committee and helping plan clinics and policies for the upcoming year, please submit your letter of interest to the 4-H office.
Horseless horse: Thursday, November 20th from 6:00-7:00 at Valley Bank in Belgrade. This will be the first in a 4 or 5 part series of meetings we will have this year. Don’t miss out. If you have any questions, please call Kathy at 570-1197.
Helmet Clinic: Thursday, November 6th from 5:30-7:30 at the Sale Pavilion at the Fairgrounds. All first year members and level 1 members it is mandatory for you to attend, all others members are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend also. We will be fitting for helmets. If you are in need of one or if you have outgrown your current please come and get fitted. We will also have contracts and important paperwork for you. Call Kathy at 570-1197 if you have any questions.
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These projects are designed to provide you an opportunity to handle, care for, ride or drive horses. There are 10 horse projects. All projects are meant to be used at the speed of the member. There are several levels of many of the projects. LEVELS DO NOT NECESSARILY CORRESPOND TO YEARS. It is possible to complete several levels in a given year; or conversely, you may take several years to complete one level. Assessment sheets are provided for leaders to determine when a member has completed the levels.
HORSEMANSHIP
Horsemanship is the basis for the horse project. All members must complete Horsemanship Introduction and levels 1,2, and 3 before entering any other Horse project except judging, careers and showing which may be taken simultaneously. (In some cases, the leader could use Horseless Horse Project Introduction, and levels 1,2 and 3). Horsemanship has seven levels. Depending on which form of riding you practice, use the following numbers to enroll in the appropriate level.
WESTERN ENGLISH
Level 1 - 2301 Level 1 - 2371
Level 2 - 2302 Level 2 - 2372
Level 3 - 2303 Level 3 - 2373
Level 4 - 2304 Level 4 - 2374
Level 5 - 2305 Level 5 - 2375
Level 6 - 2306 Level 6 - 2376
Level 7 - 2307 Level 7 - 2377
Note: Remember, for the state horse show, you can show only one level above or below the level in which you are enrolled.
Materials:
M Introduction to Horsemanship Manual levels I-III, 5246, $3.00
M Introduction to Horsemanship Manual levels IV-VII, 5262, $2.00
M Montana 4-H Horsemanship Project Manual, 2C1160, $4.00
M Montana 4-H Horse Safety Guidelines, 5026, $1.20
S Creating 4-H Horse Patterns, 5273 $2.00
HORSELESS HORSE
This project is for you if want to learn about horses but you may or may not own a horse. If you don't have a horse, some of the activities in this project will help you decide whether you really want to raise or learn more about horses. If you currently do not have a horse, but you think that one day you will own a horse and will want to participate in other horse projects, you should enroll in this project. Once you complete all three levels of this project, you will be qualifies to enroll in any other horse project for which horse ownership is required. As a "Horseless Horse" project member, you can also participate in the horse judging and in the horse careers projects without needing to own your own horse.
HORSELESS HORSE 1 - 2311
The activities in this level introduce you to the basics of horse care and horse ownership without requiring that you have your own animal. In this level, you will learn how to identify the parts of a horse, horse behavior, horse breed, costs of raising a horse, how to care for a horse, horse facilities, horse safety rules, and much more. But learning about horses is not all you'll do. You'll also have the opportunity to present a demonstration, take tours, watch a horse show and attend a horse clinic. Through the achievement program, you'll also be learning about yourself.
Materials:
M Giddy Up and Go, BU8053, $3.75
M Montana 4-H Horse Safety
L Horse Group Activity Guide, BU6358, $3.75
HORSELESS HORSE 2 - 2312
This level of the project offers you opportunities to learn about horses. By this time, you may be able to occasionally use someone else's horse to expand your learning experiences. In this project, you will learn how to compare horses on confirmation characteristics, learn more about horse safety by planning a video tape productions, explore horse careers, learn about common horse identification methods, learn about horses' teeth, how to judge horses, learn about common horse parasites, and more. Like level I, an achievement program is included to guide and challenge your project work so that you get the most out of these activities.
Materials:
M Galloping Ahead, BU6356, $3.75
M Montana 4-H Horse Safety Guidelines, 5026, $1.20
L Horse Group Activity Guide, BU6358, $3.75
HORSELESS HORSE 3 - 2313
This final level of the project rounds out your knowledge about horses and prepares you for eventual horse ownership. In this level, you will learn how to promote the horse project, how to conduct a horse judging contest, using horses at camp, how to design a horse health program, how to body condition score ten horses, look at careers in the horse industry, conduct a horse economic impact survey, and teach others. After completing this level, you should be ready to enter any of the horse projects if you own your own horse. And you'll also be equipped to teach others about horses, too.
Materials:
M Blazing the Way, BU6357, $3.75
M Montana 4-H Horse Safety Guidelines, 5026, $1.20
L Horse Group Activity Guide, BU6358, $3.75
COLT TO MATURITY
This project is for those who own or have available a colt or filly colt to care for and train. This is a five year progressive project beginning with a yearling. The project is designed to help you select a foal and train it to maturity. You must be 12 years old or older during the current project year; have completed Horsemanship Introduction and levels 1, 2, and 3; and have completed a standard written test and/or demonstrated ability to handle the project to the county horse leader or designated person. Stallions will be allowed only in the yearling phase. Check with local county fair rules on exhibiting.
Level 1 - 2321 Level 2 - 2322 Level 3 - 2323
Level 4 - 2324 Level 5 - 2325 Futurity
Note: Futurity Project - Any member who has completed level 1 or higher of the colt to maturity project may raise another colt in the same year to be shown in the futurity class at the state show. This colt can be sold at auction at the state show, providing the 4-H member shows his/her original "colt to maturity horse" at the state show also. Thus a member in colt to maturity level two can raise a weanling the same year and then sell him as a two year old two years later, when the original colt to maturity horse is a four year old, provided they are both shown at the state show in the same year. Each member can only sell one horse per year in this program.
Materials:
M Training Horses - Yearlings to five year old, 2B0353, $2.75
M Colt to Maturity Manual, 5248, $1.50
S Horse Safety Guidelines, 5026, $1.20
S Creating 4-H Horse Patterns, 5273, $2.00
S Horse Science, CO201, $2.50
S Horse and Horsemanship, CO200, $2.50
S Horse Training: How to Talk to Your Horse, 4H177, $15.00
RANCH HORSE
This project prepares you and you horse for general ranch work. Horses in this project should have completed the colt to maturity or green horse project.
Level 1 - 2331 Level 2 - 2332 Level 3 - 2333 Level 4 - 2334
Materials:
M Montana 4-H Ranch Horse Manual, 5250, $1.00
S Creating 4-H Horse Patterns, 5273, $2.00
PACKING
This project develops your knowledge and skills in the art and science of using horses to transport materials. This project also provides opportunities for enjoying nature in a way that is otherwise difficult to achieve.
Level 1 - 2335 Level 2 - 2336 Level 3 - 2337
Level 4 - 2338 Level 5 - 2339
Materials:
M Montana 4-H Horse Packing Manual, 5152, $1.00
S Packing in Pictures by Francis W. avis, Charles Scribners and Sons, New York, 1975, available from the MSU Bookstore. Cost approx. $15.00
S Packing and Outfitting Field Manual, 5th Ed. Available from High Country Horse LLC, 330 Pahlow Lane, Laramine, WY 82070, 307-745-4553, $12.95 plus shipping
DRIVING
This is a project to teach you basic horse driving skills, safety and to train a horse to drive in a single or multiple hitch.
Level 1 - 2341 Level 2 - 2342 Level 3 - 2343 Level 4 - 2344
Materials:
M Montana 4-H Horse Driving Manual, 5252, $1.25
M Montana 4-H Horsemanship Project Manual, 2C1160, $4.00
S 4-H Manual for Exhibiting in Harness Driving, EM4881, $1.75
HORSE SHOWING
This project teaches you to select, train and maintain your horses for showing. This project will help you become an adept and knowledgeable horseman. It will also help you learn to plan and conduct shows and clinics.
Level 1 - 2345 Level 2 - 2346 Level 3 - 2347
Materials:
M Montana 4-H Showing Horse Manual, 5253, $1.75
M Proper Showing Procedure and Etiquette, 5254, $7.50
HORSE JUDGING - 2350
This project is to teach you to select and evaluate horses, give oral reasons and place classes of conformation horses and performance horses.
Materials:
M New Mexico 4-H Horse Judging Manual, NM200-R48, $1.50
GREEN HORSE
This project is for those who have horses that are not fully trained, but don't fit into the colt to maturity project because of age or ability. To participate in the project, you must be 12 years old or older during the current project year; have completed Horsemanship Introduction and levels 1, 2 and 3; and have completed a standard written test and/or demonstrated an ability to handle the project to the county horse leader or designated person.
Level 1 - 2355 Level 2 - 2356 Level 3 - 2357 Level 4 - 2358
Materials:
M Montana 4-H Green Horse Manual, 5256, $1.00
M Training Horses - Yearling to five-year olds, 2B0353, $2.75
S Horse Safety Guidelines, 5026, $1.20
S Creating 4-H Horse Patterns, 5273, $2.00
CAREERS WITH HORSES - 2360
This project is intended to acquaint you with careers in the horse industry.
Materials:
M Montana 4-H Horse Careers Manual, 5255, $1.00
INDEPENDENT STUDY - 2399
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